User Manual

6.2. Chord mode: the keyboard
Chord mode is toggled on and off for the keyboard by pressing the Chord button.
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♪: Only one key may be played from the keyboard when the Chord button is enabled, unless the
keyboard is in Split mode [p.47]. However, when Chord Memory mode is selected for the pads and the
Chord button is disabled, the pads will play their assigned chords and the keyboard may be played
polyphonically.
6.2.1. Create a chord for the Chord button
Hold the Chord button until it flashes and then enter up to 6 notes on the keyboard. Release
the Chord button when you are done, and after this a single note on the keyboard will play
the chord you defined. The notes in the chord will be shown in the display, and as you play
different notes on the keyboard the chord will be transposed.
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♪: All of the notes in a chord will be transmitted over USB and MIDI.
This method can be used to program a chord that would require 6 fingers, for example, or
to construct an interval that is beyond your reach. Simply hold the Chord button and play
each note one after the other, up to 6 notes, until all of the notes have been entered.
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♪: The chord you create on the Chord button is not retained when the KeyLab mkII is power-cycled.
However, chords can be stored to pads [p.57] using Chord Memory mode or Chord Transpose mode.
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